20th Century Manuscripts Collection
User Collection PublicThis collection showcases a selection of twentieth-century handwritten documents (manuscripts) from Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Victoria Libraries dating from roughly 1900 to 2000. Documents such as letters, drafts of writings, diaries, and scrapbooks can be found in the collection.
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Collection Details
- Items 4
- Last Updated 2025-07-18
Works (4)
1. Siberia Expedition Diary 01
- Title:
- Siberia Expedition Diary 01
- Description:
- This diary was kept by Elkington while he served in the Canadian Expedition Force (Siberia) who were mobilized alongside a dozen Allied armies in a bid to defeat Lenin’s Bolsheviks. It begins with a list of names and addresses, a list of the duties of an orderly sergeant and what time of day they should be accomplished, and an alphabetical list of men in the B Section. Then diary lists the daily activities and experiences of the men on the expedition beginning on February 18th, 1915 to April 15th, 1918. The diary concludes with lists of money owing and debts. Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Henry William Elkington, M.D. served during World War I and II with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Elkington was also part of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (C.S.E.F.) sent to Vladivostok during the Russian Revolution.
- Subject:
- World War (1914-1918), Quests (Expeditions), Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921), Military participation--Canadian, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada. Canadian Army, Diplomatic relations, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force (Siberia), Allied Intervention in Soviet Union (Soviet Union : 1918-1920), Military history, and Voyages and travels
- Creator:
- Elkington, Eric Henry William
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915-02-18/1918-04-15
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 diary (34 pages) ; 12 x 6.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Russia (Federation)--Siberia and Russia (Federation)--Vladivostok
- Coordinates:
- 60, 100 and 43.10562, 131.87353
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Leather (?) hardcover metalic six ring binder. Handwritten in black ink. Inside back cover says "I-P Memo Book, Patented Dec. 20, 1904, Dec. 19, 1909(?), No. 101 1/2, Irving-Pitt Mfg. Co., Kansas City, MO".
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- 20th Century Manuscripts Collection
- Provenance:
- Gift of Diana McKay, June 2010.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- manuscripts (documents) and diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2011-018
- Fonds Title:
- Eric Elkington collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC444
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/eric-elkington-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-03
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file and PDF by MT. Metadata by KD.
2. Siberia Expedition Diary 03
- Title:
- Siberia Expedition Diary 03
- Description:
- This diary was kept by Elkington while he served in the Canadian Expedition Force (Siberia) who were mobilized alongside a dozen Allied armies in a bid to defeat Lenin’s Bolsheviks. It begins on December 26th, 1918 when Elkington departed from Victoria, B.C. with the 16th Field Ambulance C.E.F Siberia and details his experiences during their expedition to and Vladivostok in Russia and their time fighting the Bolsheviks with an international team. Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Henry William Elkington, M.D. served during World War I and II with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Elkington was also part of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (C.S.E.F.) sent to Vladivostok during the Russian Revolution.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military history, Canada. Canadian Army, Allied Intervention in Soviet Union (Soviet Union : 1918-1920), Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921), Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force (Siberia), Voyages and travels, Quests (Expeditions), Diplomatic relations, and Military participation--Canadian
- Creator:
- Elkington, Eric Henry William
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1918-12-26/1919-04-20
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 diary (48 pages) ; 13 x 7.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Russia (Federation)--Siberia and Russia (Federation)--Vladivostok
- Coordinates:
- 60, 100 and 43.10562, 131.87353
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black ink. Notebook with damaged exterior holder for a pen or pencil attached to the spine. Bound in red faux leather paper separated from the page block.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- 20th Century Manuscripts Collection
- Provenance:
- Gift of Diana McKay, June 2010.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- manuscripts (documents) and diaries
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2011-018
- Fonds Title:
- Eric Elkington collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC444
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/eric-elkington-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-03
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file and PDF by MT. Metadata by KD.
3. Letter from Norman Douglas, January 17, 1928
- Title:
- Letter from Norman Douglas, January 17, 1928
- Description:
- A handwritten letter from Norman Douglas (a controversial British writer) to an unknown correspondent, telling him that the three copies he requested "are being despatched to you this afternoon".
- Subject:
- Authors and Authors, English--Correspondence
- Creator:
- Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-17
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 page ; 21 x 27 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Italy--Florence
- Coordinates:
- 43.77925, 11.24626
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten in black ink. Letterhead reads "C/O Thomas Cook Via Tornabuoni Florence"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- 20th Century Manuscripts
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- manuscripts (documents), correspondence, and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1997-073
- Fonds Title:
- Norman Douglas collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC194
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/norman-douglas-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-03
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file by MT. Metadata by KD.
4. Siberia Expedition Diary 02
- Title:
- Siberia Expedition Diary 02
- Description:
- This diary kept by Elkington begins on June 3rd 1945 with the last entry on July 20th, 1945 and details his experiences during the second world war. Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Henry William Elkington, M.D. served during World War I and II with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Elkington was also part of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (C.S.E.F.) sent to Vladivostok during the Russian Revolution.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Military participation--Canadian, Weather, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force (Siberia), Allied Intervention in Soviet Union (Soviet Union : 1918-1920), Military history, Quests (Expeditions), World War (1939-1945), Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921), Voyages and travels, Diplomatic relations, and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Creator:
- Elkington, Eric Henry William
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1945-06-03/1945-07-20
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 diary (42 pages) ; 12.5 x 7.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Russia (Federation)--Vladivostok and Russia (Federation)--Siberia
- Coordinates:
- 60, 100 and 43.10562, 131.87353
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Pages bound together with string between two leather (?) covered boards. First page inscription with Elkinton's signature: "[Parts?] of Diaries of the 1st World War 1914 to 1918. The Second World War 1939 to 1945."
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- 20th Century Manuscripts Collection
- Provenance:
- Gift of Diana McKay, June 2010.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- diaries and manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2011-018
- Fonds Title:
- Eric Elkington collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC444
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/eric-elkington-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-03
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file and PDF by MT. Metadata by KD.